- TITLE
- Lochinver, Assynt
- EXTERNAL ID
- PC_PWG_POSTCARDS_015A
- PLACENAME
- Lochinver
- DISTRICT
- Assynt
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- SUTHERLAND: Assynt
- PERIOD
- 1940s; 1950s
- SOURCE
- PFW Grant
- ASSET ID
- 29675
- KEYWORDS
- postcards
lochs
mountains
geology
fishing industry
This postcard shows the town of Lochinver, in the Assynt district of Sutherland. The rounded peak of Suilven can be seen in the background.
Lochinver sits at the mouth of the River Inver, where it enters the sea loch, Loch Inver. It is the last sizeable village before the town of Thurso in Caithness and, along with Kinlochbervie, is one of the busiest fishing ports on the west Sutherland coast.
The twin peaks of Suilven consist of Torridonian sandstone resting on a base of Lewisian gneiss. The name comes from the Norse for 'Pillar Mountain'. The higher, western, summit, also known as Caisteal Liath, is 2398ft (731m) high. The lower, more pointed peak is 2372ft (723m) high
